Leadership and Business

I can’t believe how good I feel and how bad I felt. It leaves me wondering; How do emotions bend? What changes the composition of feelings? Why do things change so quickly? Do they change quickly? Or do I…

I recently found myself in a discussion with someone about how the United States needs to put “America First” and stop helping so much around the world. I found myself in a circular argument I couldn’t articulate well because I…

Hate is knocking on our doorsteps. It’s begging to be let in. Even when you turn it away, hate finds ways to seep into our homes, our clothes, our bodies, our very bones. Hate for the choices of others. Hate…

We, the people, solemnly pledge That everybody is equal That equal opportunities are had by all We make the most together To prosper For a better today and a brighter tomorrow We make the same living Share the world Live…

( if video doesn’t automatically load, click here ) Carol Dweck researches “growth mindset” — the idea that we can grow our brain’s capacity to learn and to solve problems. In this talk, she describes two ways to think…

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Both our Presidential contenders briefly discussed Abraham Lincoln this week. I went looking for some of Lincoln’s words these last few days, remembering how often history repeats itself. “In my opinion, it will not cease, until a crisis shall have…

My friend Mary and I pick a theme for our months. And our weeks. And our days. We sit together and reflect on our past week in a deliberate and intentional way. We follow a simple and exact process. We…

Last nights vice-presidential debate was, to use one of our candidates own words, deplorable. My friends wrote “we’re doomed” and “omg” and “stop interrupting!”. My daughter, a political science major and full blown poli-activist, said “these VP debates mean nothing,…